Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa) told Breitbart News in an exclusive statement that if President Joe Biden wants to secure the border, he can undo many executive actions that opened the border. Ta.
Hinson spoke to Breitbart News as one of 64 House Republicans. sent In a letter to President Joe Biden on Friday, he urged him to reverse the president’s actions that have undermined U.S. border security.
In February 2021, your administration signaled an end to enforcement of the Remain in Mexico policy and selectively halted enforcement of certain expulsions under Title 42. The following month, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reported more than 70,000 illegal border encounters, a record increase at the time. Months after this initial surge, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas stated that “the fact that an individual is a removable noncitizen is not the sole basis for enforcement action against them.”
The intentional combination of open border rhetoric and refusal to enforce immigration laws has exacerbated the border crisis, ceded operational control of the southern border to cartels and illegal immigrants, and led to the full-scale invasion we are currently experiencing. there was.
In April 2022, you attempted to terminate Title 42 again. After this announcement, in May 2022 alone, he had 241,136 reported encounters with illegal immigrants. After another year and more than 2.5 million more encounters, including dozens of known and suspected terrorists and hundreds of violent criminals, the government allowed Chapter 42 to lapse and, at the same time, Announced plans to expand 12 illegal parole programs for undocumented immigrants promoted by the department11. CBP One Program.
Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa) speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol on June 15, 2021, in Washington, DC. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
In their letter, they noted that Biden may take executive action to reverse open border policies.
Speaker Mike Johnson wrote to you in December 2023 urging you to take executive action to secure our southern border. House Republicans passed HR 2, a bill that will help stem the flow of illegal immigration and protect our communities. Only your actions caused this catastrophe, and you have the power to solve it.
We can choose to direct our government to vigorously enforce today’s laws, thereby stemming the tide of illegal immigration and protecting our communities. Or we can choose to perpetuate this national security and humanitarian crisis through a clear failure of leadership for the American people.
President Joe Biden speaks during an event in the East Room of the White House on January 19, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
“President Biden has spent three years pretending that the crisis at the southern border doesn’t exist while unraveling Trump-era policies that actually secured the border. Now, in an election year, he’s trying to convince us that the horrific border crisis is a major threat.” “I know it’s a responsibility, but let me be clear: Joe Biden is solely responsible for this humanitarian and national security disaster,” Hinson said in a statement to Breitbart News. did. “If he really cared about securing our borders, he would dramatically expand catch-and-release, limit deportations, and enact more than 60 executive actions that have allowed illegal immigrants access to asylum. It will be cancelled.”
Sean Moran is a policy reporter at Breitbart News. Follow him on Twitter @SeanMoran3.
